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1998 Philippine general election

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1998 Philippine general election

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election_name1998 Philippine general election
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
typepresidential
ongoingno
election_dateMay 11, 1998
registered33,873,665
turnout29,285,775
previous_election1995 Philippine general election
previous_year1995
next_election2001 Philippine general election
next_year2001
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_name1998 Philippine presidential election
countryPhilippines
typepresidential
flag_year1936
ongoingno
previous_election1992 Philippine presidential election
previous_year1992
next_election2004 Philippine presidential election
next_year2004
turnout86.5% 11.0%
election_dateMay 11, 1998
image1[[File:Josephestradapentagon.jpg120x120px]]
nominee1**Joseph Estrada**
party1Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
running_mate1Edgardo Angara
popular_vote1**10,722,295**
percentage1**39.86%**
image2[[File:Jose de Venecia junior 2007.jpg120x120px]]
nominee2Jose de Venecia Jr.
party2Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
running_mate2**Gloria Macapagal Arroyo**
popular_vote24,268,483
percentage215.87%
nominee3Raul Roco
party3Aksyon Demokratiko
image3[[File:Raul Sagarbarria Roco (cropped).jpg120x120px]]
running_mate3Irene Santiago
popular_vote33,720,212
percentage313.38%
titlePresident
before_electionFidel V. Ramos
after_electionJoseph Estrada
before_partyLakas-NUCD-UMDP
after_partyLaban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_name1998 Philippine vice presidential election
countryPhilippines
typepresidential
flag_year1936
ongoingno
previous_election1992 Philippine presidential election
previous_year1992
election_dateMay 11, 1998
next_election2004 Philippine presidential election
next_year2004
image1[[File:Gloria Pentagon.jpg120x120px]]
candidate1**Gloria Macapagal Arroyo**
party1Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
popular_vote1**12,667,252**
percentage1**49.56%**
image2[[File:Edgardo Angara picture.jpg120x120px]]
candidate2Edgardo Angara
party2Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
popular_vote25,652,068
percentage222.11%
image3[[File:Rep. Oscar M. Orbos (8th Congress).jpg120x120px]]
candidate3Oscar Orbos
party3Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
popular_vote33,321,779
percentage313.00%
titleVice President
before_electionJoseph Estrada
before_partyLaban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
after_electionGloria Macapagal Arroyo
after_partyLakas-NUCD-UMDP
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_name1998 Philippine Senate election
countryPhilippines
typeparliamentary
flag_year1936
ongoingno
previous_election1995 Philippine Senate election
previous_year1995
next_election2001 Philippine Senate election
next_year2001
election_dateMay 11, 1998
seats_for_election12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
majority_seats13
party1Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
seats15
popular_vote193,261,379
percentage145.44
party2Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
seats27
popular_vote291,421,394
percentage244.54
titleSenate President
before_electionNeptali Gonzales
before_partyLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
after_electionMarcelo Fernan
after_partyLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
noleaderyes
election_name1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
ongoingno
previous_election[1995](1995-philippine-house-of-representatives-elections)
next_election[2001](2001-philippine-house-of-representatives-elections)
seats_for_electionAll 257 seats in the House of Representatives (including 38 underhang seats)
election_dateMay 11, 1998
majority_seats129
party1Lakas–NUCD–UMDP
percentage149.01
last_election1100
seats1111
party2Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
percentage226.68
last_election20
seats255
party3Liberal Party (Philippines)
percentage37.25
last_election35
seats315
party4Nationalist People's Coalition
percentage44.08
last_election422
seats49
party5Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
percentage53.95
last_election50
seats54
party6PROMDI
percentage62.40
last_election60
seats64
party7Aksyon Demokratiko
percentage70.44
last_election70
seats71
party8Ompia Party
percentage80.19
last_election80
seats81
party9Others
percentage91.42
last_election90
seats94
party10Independent
percentage103.42
last_election107
seats102
party11Party-list
percentage11—
last_election110
seats1114
titleSpeaker
before_electionJose de Venecia Jr.
before_partyLakas-NUCD-UMDP
after_electionManny Villar
after_partyLaban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino

Presidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as president by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as vice president also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties.

Candidates

Lakas–NUCD–UMDP

For PresidentFor Vice PresidentFor Senators
Jose de Venecia Jr.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Lisandro Abadia
Rolando Andaya
Robert Barbers
Rene Cayetano
Roberto De Ocampo
Ricardo Gloria
Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Loren Legarda
Roberto Pagdanganan
Hernando Perez
Nina Rasul
Ramon Revilla Sr.

LAMMP

For PresidentFor Vice PresidentFor Senators
Joseph Estrada
Edgardo Angara
Tessie Aquino-Oreta
Ramon Bagatsing Jr.
Rodolfo Biazon
Robert Jaworski
Edcel Lagman
Blas Ople
John Henry Osmeña
Nene Pimentel
Miguel Romero
Tito Sotto
Ruben Torres
Freddie Webb

Results

President

Main article: 1998 Philippine presidential election

Vice president

Vice presidential election per province/city.

Senate

Main article: 1998 Philippine Senate election

Representation of results; seats contested are inside the box.<br/>

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House of Representatives

Main article: 1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections

The first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list.

District elections

Party-list election

Local elections

Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.

The newly created province of Compostela Valley (now known as "Davao de Oro") held its first local elections on this day as well.

References

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